Team Poliahu won the 2013 US Microsoft Imagine Cup Championship with an application designed to help communities with disaster relief.

Screening for the disease known as the “silent epidemic” will be held in Hilo, Keaau and Kailua-Kona.

The fire department search for a 62-year-old Honoka`a man entered its third day this morning.

The 2013 Monty Richards Hawaii Island Community Award will provide grants of up to $25,000 for the selected non-profit organization.

For the second time in as many years, the Hilo landmark will require securing of the banks of the nearby Wailuku River.

One measure would reduce a financial burden on the state by restoring Medicaid eligibility to Micronesian compact migrants.

Hawaii Electric Light Co. said the work will involve closing the blocks between Iwalani and Kuhilani streets from 10 p.m. Thursday until early Friday morning.

A ceremony similar to the one held Monday in Hilo is being held today in Kona.